Preface: This pastiche is decidedly biased, as it is written by someone in the business—as a manager, record label owner, agent and talent spotter—whose love for jazz exceeds all in his life, other than his love for his family. I’ve chosen to highlight my relationships with each artist/band, along with a sound bite performance rating, to protect the innocent. Otherwise, I’ll simply take the 5th Amendment.
Matt Roberts conducts his BigISH Band
Martin Hummel, George Millard
James Copus, Martin Hummel
Matt Roberts, Martin Hummel
James Copus lets it rip
Martin Hummel with the legendary Alex Garnett
Martin Hummel, Josh Arcoleo
Leo Richardson roars on bari
Monday, 13th November
Matt Roberts BigISH Band (Sold Out)
Spice of Life
Taking in Matt’s monologue alone is worth more than the price of admission. As a tribute to Wayne Shorter, this group consisted of some of the best musicians on the scene, with the likes of Leo Richardson/Bari, Josh Arcoleo/tenor, Alex Garnett/alto, George Millard/saxes, Conor Chaplin/bass, Dave Hamblett/drums and, the man who stole the show, James Copus/trumpet. Thoroughly entertaining. Why don’t these guys play live more often?!?
Relationship: Yes
Performance: Muscular